U.S. Marine 'forced into silence' over 1997 UAP incident at 29 Palms Base

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Premiered on 16 Sept 2025  Reality Check with Ross Coulthart

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with former U.S. Marine Sgt. Roderick Castle and a researcher who goes by the name "UAP Gerb." Together, they pick apart Castle's UAP experience on U.S. Marine base 29 Palms in 1997.

https://youtu.be/IhxdkrUlTUA/

What does this aircraft have in common with other first-hand accounts?

And why does this story seem to be directly related to former U.S. Marines Michael Herrera and Jonathan Wagant?

Castle also speaks about the PTSD he endured from this incident, why U.S. Marines forced him into silence and how he is trying to break the UAP stigma.

UAP GERB / @uapgerb  

CHAPTERS LIST

0:00 - 4:04 - INTRO

4:05 - 14:29 - CASTLE'S UAP EXPERIENCE

14:30 - 19:07 - GERB'S BREAKDOWN

19:08 - 22:22 - WAS THIS VIOLENCE WARRENTED?

22:23 - 25:51 - SIMILARITIES TO HERRERA & WAGANT

25:52 - 34:48 - WHY ARE MARINES BEING THREATENED WITH DEATH?

34:49 - 39:29 - UAP TRAUMA IN THE MARINE CORPS

39:30 - 39:59 - WHY CAN'T ALL EVIDENCE BE REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC?

42:00 - 51:38 - WHAT DOES GERB THINK THIS WAS?

51:39 - END - OUTRO

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TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center The City of Twentynine Palms is home to the Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the world's largest Marine Corps training base. Located in the high desert of Southern California at an elevation of approximately 2,000 feet above sea level, the local area, known as the Morongo Basin, is surrounded by sloping, steep mountains and low valleys.